Re: "NASA to study "city-killer" asteroid as odds of hitting Earth go up"

On Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:29:03 +1300, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:

On 17/02/25 05:29, Paul S Person wrote:

You are missing the point: if you 30 3rd-graders all firing at random,
they will likely /all/ be dead very quickly. That the shooter dies as
well is no consolation, as it deprives the public of the satisfaction
of a trial.

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How would you determine who was the original shooter if they all die?
(Unless, of course, there was a muslim or failing that, a dark skinned
classmate.)

Good point.

You couldn't even be sure he was actually in there -- that is, that
he/she/it hadn't just turned tail and run.

That's in general. In many cases, the school would be able to
determine who wasn't supposed to be in the building, let alone that
room. And then there's the social media trail to follow.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"